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Highland Flats, Converse County, Wyoming, United States


Type:Plain(s) - an extensive area of comparatively level to gently undulating land, lacking surface irregularities, and usually adjacent to a higher area
Mindat.org Region:Converse County, Wyoming, USA
Region:Converse County, Wyoming, United States
Latitude:43° 6' 13" N
Longitude:105° 32' 13" W
Lat/Long (dec):43.10386,-105.53721
Köppen climate type:BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Elevation:1,660m
Mindat Feature ID:5827610
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:5827610:9
GUID:4a574ece-e798-4fea-b824-de11880ebd66
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Highland Uranium Operation, Highland Flats-Box Creek Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA43° 4' 59" N105° 31' 30" W2.5km (1.5 miles)
Buffalo Shaft, Highland Flats-Box Creek Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA43° 4' 59" N105° 31' 24" W2.5km (1.6 miles)
North Morton Mine, Southern Powder River Basin Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA43° 5' 31" N105° 34' 39" W3.5km (2.2 miles)
Morton Ranch Uranium Mine, Southern Powder River Basin Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA43° 5' 58" N105° 35' 3" W3.9km (2.4 miles)
Golden Eagle Mine, Highland Flats-Box Creek Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA43° 5' 3" N105° 29' 34" W4.2km (2.6 miles)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10278719), Southern Powder River Basin Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA43° 8' 30" N105° 31' 56" W4.2km (2.6 miles)
Unknown Uranium (MRDS - 10278854), Highland Flats-Box Creek Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA43° 4' 4" N105° 29' 7" W5.8km (3.6 miles)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10018954), Converse County, Wyoming, USA43° 3' 50" N105° 29' 7" W6.1km (3.8 miles)
Nats Nugget, Southern Powder River Basin Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA43° 8' 7" N105° 36' 21" W6.6km (4.1 miles)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10018955), Highland Flats-Box Creek Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA43° 3' 7" N105° 29' 8" W7.1km (4.4 miles)
Lux Claims No. 1 Thru No. 17, Southern Powder River Basin Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA43° 9' 52" N105° 34' 14" W7.3km (4.5 miles)
Wells Prospect, Highland Flats-Box Creek Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA43° 2' 44" N105° 29' 14" W7.6km (4.7 miles)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10133134), Southern Powder River Basin Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA43° 10' 8" N105° 34' 15" W7.7km (4.8 miles)
Morton Ranch No. 2, Southern Powder River Basin Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA43° 5' 30" N105° 26' 35" W7.8km (4.8 miles)
Cannonball No. 1, Southern Powder River Basin Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA43° 7' 0" N105° 26' 30" W7.9km (4.9 miles)
State Lease 0-14008, Southern Powder River Basin Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA43° 8' 59" N105° 37' 0" W8.2km (5.1 miles)
D-7 Mine, Southern Powder River Basin Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA43° 9' 15" N105° 37' 14" W8.8km (5.5 miles)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10230384), Converse County, Wyoming, USA43° 1' 54" N105° 34' 59" W8.8km (5.5 miles)
Anomaly No. 12 - Kerr McGee Occurrence, Southern Powder River Basin Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA43° 9' 16" N105° 37' 23" W9.0km (5.6 miles)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10018972), Southern Powder River Basin Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA43° 9' 52" N105° 36' 37" W9.0km (5.6 miles)
Unknown Uranium (MRDS - 10205924), Southern Powder River Basin Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA43° 5' 39" N105° 38' 54" W9.1km (5.7 miles)
Morton Ranch No. 1, Converse County, Wyoming, USA43° 1' 29" N105° 30' 10" W9.2km (5.7 miles)
Unknown Uranium Prospect (MRDS - 10133533), Southern Powder River Basin Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA43° 9' 43" N105° 37' 21" W9.5km (5.9 miles)
Ml-191, Southern Powder River Basin Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA43° 9' 24" N105° 37' 54" W9.7km (6.0 miles)
Unknown Uranium (MRDS - 10018952), Converse County, Wyoming, USA43° 1' 8" N105° 33' 56" W9.7km (6.0 miles)
Unknown Uranium (MRDS - 10205955), Southern Powder River Basin Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA43° 9' 55" N105° 37' 30" W9.9km (6.1 miles)
Unnamed Uranium Prospect (MRDS - 10081045), Southern Powder River Basin Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA43° 9' 48" N105° 37' 37" W9.9km (6.1 miles)
Twenty One Mine, Southern Powder River Basin Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA43° 10' 13" N105° 37' 8" W9.9km (6.2 miles)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10018971), Southern Powder River Basin Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA43° 9' 52" N105° 37' 47" W10.1km (6.3 miles)
Unknown Uranium (MRDS - 10229991), Converse County, Wyoming, USA43° 1' 59" N105° 27' 29" W10.1km (6.3 miles)
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Buffalo Mine Head Frame at Exxon's Highland Uranium mine c. 1976

Highland Uranium Operation, Highland Flats-Box Creek Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA
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Buffalo Mine Head Frame at Exxon's Highland Uranium mine c. 1976

Highland Uranium Operation, Highland Flats-Box Creek Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA
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Buffalo Mine Head Frame at Exxon's Highland Uranium mine c. 1976

Highland Uranium Operation, Highland Flats-Box Creek Mining District, Converse County, Wyoming, USA

Minerals recorded nearby (within 10.1 km)

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
North America PlateTectonic Plate
Powder River Basin, North America PlateBasin
Wyoming Domain, North America PlateDomain
USACountry
Wyoming, USAState
Converse County, Wyoming, USACounty
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